Disgusted?

Dear Judy, Do you remember kindergarten or first grade? I'd venture to guess most of us don't have the best memories of that time. It bothers me when I see so many Christians are acting like they are still in kindergarten. Doesn’t the Bible tell us to grow up? I get so disgusted!

Dear Disgusted,

You are right about many Christians not growing out of the kindergarten stage in their walk with the Lord. This grieves me and I know it grieves our Lord. We are to grow each day in the Lord. So many people get stuck in different phases of their walk with the Lord. At least if a Christian is in the kindergarten stage, they are out of the baby stage!

A kindergarten Christian has several things going for him. He can feed himself, is learning his ABCs, and is often very curious, so if they will use these skills, they will grow beyond this stage. We have to do it for ourself; no one can do it for us. We have to choose to pray, read our Bible and do what it says to do. With you being disgusted with seeing so many Christians not going beyond this point in their walk with the Lord, it should challenge us to keep growing and going forward with our own personal Christian journey.

So instead of being disgusted, I urge you to rise higher by being on your knees crying out to the Lord for His people to grow up! The Psalmist encourages us, “Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice” (Psalm 55:17). It’s a wonderful promise to know that He hears our voice. It is our duty as Christians to pray for the body of Christ to grow up, keep going forward and be doers of the Word of God. The world is a dark place that needs Christians to bring the light and hope of Jesus Christ to the people of it.

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